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These Wicked Waters
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I thought this was a really cool take on the little mermaid story. I have no idea if that was intentional because this book is about sirens not mermaids but there are definitely parallels.

I really like Annie's family issues. They informed a lot of her character and explained a lot.

It was a bit slow at first but once it gets going it does not stop. This could easily be a stand alone but I'm really hoping for a sequel!
  
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Kate (493 KP) rated Redemption Lake in Books

Oct 19, 2020  
Redemption Lake
Redemption Lake
Susan Clayton-Goldner | 2017 | Crime, Mystery, Young Adult (YA)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was a good book. It was all about the choices people make and the choices they make also depend on the situation they are involved in. I did get frustrated with some the choices the Matt made throughout the book. But this could be due to my age. I had to remember he had just turned 18 and was in a very stressful situation. Also he though his choices were helping the people around him. I was going back and forth with who I thought did it which is a good thing.
It was also a book about growing up and how life changes as you grow. I was hooked from Chapter 1 but then I found I wasn't as gripped as I initially was.
I got a feeling for each character and how they were feeling from the author's writing. The author did well in describing the places, people and scenes. The book flowed well.
The blurb described the book very well.
I would recommend the book to people but people of a younger age.
If the author had another book out I'm not sure I would read it as I may not be the target audience but I would always read the blurb and then make a decision. I wouldn't actively look for this author.
  
...Like Clockwork by Queens Of The Stone Age
...Like Clockwork by Queens Of The Stone Age
2013 | Alternative
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"I'd been a fan of Queens of the Stone Age for a long, long time, from early on. I could have picked any of their records but …Like Clockwork is my favourite. It's just a true record, it's a representation of a man that's been in music for a fucking long time, close to as long as I've been alive for, and it's amazing for a man like him to be releasing records like this so late into his career, songs with such power like 'My God Is The Sun' which is a formidable rock song, and 'If I Had A Tail' which has the swagger the Rolling Stones wish they had. I just love that Josh Homme does whatever he wants and it's undeniably Queens. He's invented a sound from his own style. I'd always been a fan and I was waiting for this record for a long, long time, but it took things to a whole other level. I don't get excited over many records, but with this and [Nick Cave's] Skeleton Tree I had the same sort of feeling. Sometimes you worry about your favourite band releasing a new record because you just want it to be good, but this rewrote everything I thought about them, and everything I knew about life. That's what I love about them, and pretty much all of these bands. When a band is able to surprise you late in their career it's a wonderful thing."

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Dragon's Mate Volume Three: Books 8-11
Dragon's Mate Volume Three: Books 8-11
Hope Bennett | 2025 | LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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I needed previous books
Independent reviewer for GRR, I was gifted my copy of thi box set, 3 books and a novella.

These are books 8-11 in the Dragon's Mate series, and I think, that I SHOULD have read the other books first. It came with a prior reading not required, so I jumped in. And I'm fairly certain I missed something along the way by not reading the previous 7 books.

These 3 main books kinda of overlap each other. Almost layer upon layer, there were the same scenes repeated in multiple books, granted from other points of view, but still. It got a bit...tedious, and I wasn't really enjoying those bits.

I LIKED that all 6 of the couples had a say. I liked the pairings were mismatched and very different. I liked each couples quirks. I liked that everyone came together in the end in the short novella to tie up ends.

It's steamy, but I didn't find it ever so explicit. A little bit of violence in some places, but not too much.

I *DID* like this, I really did, I just think I should have read the previous books first. I think I would have had a better picture of what was going on with those dragon who had been banished/left in the previous books, and seen the BIGGER picture, is all.

3 very good stars

*same worded review will appear elsewhere
  
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Destiny (Seventeen #6)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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this was really interesting and i liked it a lot.. the story was fast paced... the writing was amazing and i am so glad i got to review it
  
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Rogue (Talon, #2)
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Well, well, well. I confess I did NOT expect that ending at all.

I have a serious dislike for Dante.

Full review will be up on my blog shortly.
  
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MsKris1031 (8 KP) rated Need (Need #1) in Books

Jul 30, 2018  
Need (Need #1)
Need (Need #1)
Carrie Jones | 2008 | Young Adult (YA)
8
7.7 (10 Ratings)
Book Rating
A good story. Not quite what I was thinking it was going to be, but I really enjoyed it. I will be continuing with the rest of the series.
  
CookieSwirlC
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This is one of the few channels I will willingly let my youngest watch. I have yet to see a video that I wouldn't approve of my child watching.
  
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
1990 | Fantasy, Romance

"I love Johnny Depp — he’s an amazing actor, and I love the characters he picks. And it’s just a really cute story. And I love the director [Tim Burton]."

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Alisa Xayalith recommended track Space Cadet by Beabadoobee in Space Cadet by Beabadoobee in Music (curated)

 
Space Cadet by Beabadoobee
Space Cadet by Beabadoobee
2019 | Alternative, Indie
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Space Cadet by Beabadoobee

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"I love how the guitars in this song remind me of what I might hear in a Smashing Pumpkins song. I love her brand of nineties rock leaning music"

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